@book{63722, abstract = {{This volume presents insights from the 2025 ITS-Colloquium on Comparative Theology and So-cial Work, exploring how theological concepts and interreligious dialogue inform and critically engage social practice. Drawing on insights from education, psychosocial support, military chaplaincy, and community-building, it reveals the transformative potential of comparative theology in addressing migration, marginalization, and social fragmentation. The contributions critically examine the ethical depth and practical challenges of integrating religious perspectives into social work, offering valuable insights for theory and praxis in pluralistic societies, while also showing the limits and challenges of theoretical models. Overall, when critically and contextually applied, impulses from comparative theology offer both conceptual depth and practical tools for ethical, inclusive, and transformative social engagement. }}, editor = {{Erdem, Gülbahar and Eroglu, Tarik and Lebock, Sarah}}, location = {{Paderborn}}, publisher = {{DeGruyter}}, title = {{{Comparative Theology and Social Work: Exploring Theory and Praxis in Pluralistic Societies}}}, volume = {{6}}, year = {{2026}}, } @misc{65594, author = {{Abdelrahem, Mohammed}}, keywords = {{religiöse Koexistenz, Religiöse Bildung, Religionsunterricht}}, publisher = {{Zekk-Blogg}}, title = {{{Der christliche Hilmī Adīb, mein erster Lehrer der Koransure aḍ-Ḍuḥā}}}, year = {{2026}}, } @article{65585, abstract = {{This article explores the relativity of Islamic normativity through the taṣwīb doctrine (kullu mujtahid muṣīb) as formulated by al-ʿAnbarī and received by al-Jāḥiẓ (d. 255/869), al-Jaṣṣāṣ (d. 370/981), and al-Baṣrī (d. 436/1044). Al-Jaṣṣāṣ reinterprets the thesis through the ḥanafī principle of ashbah bi-l-aṣl as a hermeneutical-methodological approach; al-Baṣrī elaborates it into an epistemo-logical model of normative plurality, while al-Jāḥiẓ articulates a soteriological theory of moral responsibility in the context of kalām. The analysis shows that classical Islamic legal theory developed a distinct modelof normativity that maintains binding force under conditions of pluralism and uncertainty. The article calls for renewed engagement with this tradition in contemporary debates on religious normativity and legal pluralism.}}, author = {{Abdelrahem, Mohammed}}, issn = {{2941-122X}}, journal = {{Forum Islamic-Theological Studies}}, keywords = {{IslamicTheology, Usul al-Fiqh, taswib, islamische Rechtsphilosophie, LegalTheory, Pluralism, OpenAccess}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{94--111}}, publisher = {{LibreCat University}}, title = {{{Zur Relativität islamischer Normativität: Diskurslinien der taṣwīb-Lehre von al-Ǧāḥiẓ (gest. 869) zu al-Ǧaṣṣāṣ (gest. 981) und al-Baṣrī (gest. 1044) }}}, doi = {{10.71573/2941-122X_2026_5-1_154}}, volume = {{Vol. 5 (2026)}}, year = {{2026}}, } @book{66045, abstract = {{ Over the last decades, Comparative Theology has established itself in varying methodological ways while considering the reality and plurality of religions. Although Comparative Theology can be a confessional or a non-confessional endeavor, most protagonists and theorists have been Western Christians. This could lead to the conclusion that Comparative Theology is in fact a Christian undertaking and implicitly or explicitly bound to conceptions like Christology. Furthermore, it could be argued that there is a certain asymmetry of power in the discourse between religions when the parameters of Comparative Theology are defined mainly by Christian theologians. This volume aims to be the first step to programmatically and conceptionally explore the possibility of a genuinely Islamic Comparative Theology in a constructive endeavor. This endeavor should neither be misunderstood as an apologetic questioning of the status quo in Comparative Theology nor as a project that deconstructs Comparative Theology. Rather, by searching for new approaches from the Islamic traditions it opens up ways and forms of learning, hermeneutically complementary with prominent attitudes, methods in Comparative Theology. }}, editor = {{Nassery, Idris and Ghaffar, Zishan}}, isbn = {{978-3-11-143539-8}}, issn = {{2942-7975}}, keywords = {{Comparative Theology, Islamic Theology, Islamic Comparative Theology}}, publisher = {{De Gruyter}}, title = {{{Defining Islamic Comparative Theology}}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695}}, volume = {{Volume 1}}, year = {{2026}}, } @inbook{66048, author = {{Ghaffar, Zishan}}, booktitle = {{Defining Islamic Comparative Theology}}, editor = {{Nassery, Idris and Ghaffar, Zishan}}, keywords = {{Covenant Theology, Qur'an, Comparative Theology, Islamic Comparative Theology}}, publisher = {{De Gruyter}}, title = {{{Chapter 5 Covenant Theology in the Qur’an—Challenges and Insights for Comparative Theology from a Muslim Perspective}}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111435695-006}}, volume = {{Volume 1}}, year = {{2026}}, } @article{66052, abstract = {{This article examines the use of the Arabic term khalīfah in the Qur’an through the lens of its implicit historical-political theology. To achieve this, the study employs a comparative analysis of the concept of vicarious kingship within the Syriac tradition. The findings suggest that the Qur’an rejects the notion of a historical replacement or substitution of believing individuals or groups with new ones. Furthermore, it challenges the framework of a political theology that envisions the typological and eschatological fulfillment of messianic rulership. Instead, the term khalīfah primarily emphasizes the inherently political nature of humanity, in which each individual is continuously accountable to their Creator.}}, author = {{Ghaffar, Zishan}}, journal = {{Journal of the International Qur’anic Studies Association}}, pages = {{1--27}}, publisher = {{De Gruyter Brill}}, title = {{{History and political Theology: The term khalīfah in the Qur’an}}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.1515/jiqsa-2024-0016}}, volume = {{11}}, year = {{2026}}, } @inbook{58538, author = {{Kokew, Stephan Matthias}}, booktitle = {{Islam II. Regionen, Lebensformen, Geistesgeschichte}}, editor = {{Tamer, Georges}}, isbn = {{978-3-17-034022-0}}, keywords = {{Islam, Islamwissenschaft, Toleranz, Islamische Geistesgeschichte, Interreligiöser Dialog}}, pages = {{216--234}}, publisher = {{Kohlhammer}}, title = {{{Aspekte des Zusammenlebens zwischen Muslimen und Nichtmuslimen}}}, doi = {{10.17433/978-3-17-034023-7}}, volume = {{25,2}}, year = {{2025}}, } @inbook{61478, author = {{Abdelrahem, Mohammed}}, booktitle = {{ Dynamics of Tradition – Law and Theology in Relation}}, editor = {{ Nassery, Idris and Tatari, Muna}}, isbn = {{978-90-04-53087-4 }}, pages = {{120--151}}, publisher = {{Brill }}, title = {{{Impact of Theological Attitudes on Legal Thinking: Reason and Maṣlaḥah in the Legal Thought of Muḥammad ʿAbduh (d. 1323/1905)}}}, doi = {{10.1163/9789004746886_007}}, year = {{2025}}, } @misc{62173, author = {{Kokew, Stephan Matthias}}, title = {{{Zum Schreiben mit der Hand}}}, year = {{2025}}, } @book{58537, author = {{Paul, Jürgen and Schneider, Irene and Kokew, Stephan and Malik, Jamal and Schulze, Fritz and Günther, Sebastian and Schrode, Paula and Rebstock, Ulrich and Gharaibeh, Mohammad and Würsch, Renate and Rudolph, Ulrich and Reichmuth, Stefan and Haase, Claus-Peter and Metzler, Berenike}}, editor = {{Tamer, Georges and Antes, Peter and Hutter, Manfred and Rüpke, Jörg and Schmidt, Bettina}}, isbn = {{9783170340237}}, publisher = {{W. Kohlhammer GmbH}}, title = {{{Islam II}}}, doi = {{10.17433/978-3-17-034023-7}}, year = {{2025}}, } @inbook{60193, author = {{Ghaffar, Zishan}}, booktitle = {{Theology of Prophecy in Dialogue: A Jewish-Christian-Muslim Encounter }}, editor = {{Ghaffar, Zishan and von Stosch, Klaus}}, pages = {{161--184}}, publisher = {{Brill Schöningh}}, title = {{{Muhammad as a Prophet of Late Antiquity: The Anti-Apocalyptic Nature of Muhammad’s Prophetic Wisdom }}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.30965/9783657797264_009}}, volume = {{Volume 4}}, year = {{2025}}, } @book{60191, abstract = {{This volume examines the Rabbinic, Qur’anic and Christian understandings of prophecy from a historical and comparative theological perspective. The Rabbinic perspectives on the phenomenon of prophecy are analyzed in their historical continuity and engagement with the theological traditions of Islam and Christianity. The examination of female prophecy also occupies a central place here. Similarly, several contributors describe the deep roots of Qur’anic prophetology in the Christian and Jewish traditions of Late Antiquity and the Arabic context. Finally, the anthology attempts to reflect on these different theological traditions of prophecy in the Christian, Jewish, and Qur’anic traditions from a comparative theological perspective and to discuss the possible theological significance of this phenomenon in the modern age. }}, editor = {{Ghaffar, Zishan and von Stosch, Klaus}}, isbn = {{978-3-657-79726-4}}, publisher = {{Brill Schöningh}}, title = {{{ Theology of Prophecy in Dialogue: A Jewish-Christian-Muslim Encounter }}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.30965/9783657797264}}, volume = {{Volume 4}}, year = {{2025}}, } @inbook{64218, author = {{Kokew, Stephan Matthias}}, booktitle = {{Islamic Theological and Pedagogical Approaches to Religious Education. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Contemporary Challenges}}, editor = {{Karagedik, Ulvi and Yağdı, Senol and Kocyigit, Ibrahim}}, isbn = {{ 978-3-7560-1005-9}}, keywords = {{Tolerance, Islamic Tradition}}, pages = {{263--278}}, publisher = {{Nomos}}, title = {{{Islamic Principles of Tolerance and Its Relevance for an Islamic Religious Pedagogy -Teaching ›Tolerance‹ in a Contemporary Islamic Education Context: Observations on Semantical Differentiations of Terms and Meanings}}}, volume = {{1}}, year = {{2025}}, } @misc{59671, author = {{Abdelrahem, Mohammed}}, publisher = {{Zekk-Bolg}}, title = {{{Die Menschheitsfamilie und der Begriff der Umma – Islamische Perspektiven im interreligiösen Dialog}}}, year = {{2025}}, } @article{62172, author = {{Kokew, Stephan Matthias and Al-Daghistani, Raid}}, issn = {{1864-9483}}, journal = {{Cibedo-Beiträge}}, pages = {{88–89.}}, publisher = {{Aschendorff}}, title = {{{Bericht: Ressourcen für Resilienz in islamischer Tradition. Theologische, ethische und mystische Perspektiven}}}, volume = {{2/2025}}, year = {{2025}}, } @misc{56316, author = {{Kokew, Stephan Matthias}}, booktitle = {{Apokalypse. Theologisch-praktische Quartalschrift 2/2024}}, isbn = {{9783791734835}}, pages = {{202--204}}, publisher = {{Friedrich Pustet}}, title = {{{Rezension zu Timo Güzelmansur/Tobias Specker/ChristianTrenk (Hrsg.): Glaube/Unglaube. Islamische und christliche Deutungen}}}, volume = {{2}}, year = {{2024}}, } @inbook{56317, author = {{Kokew, Stephan Matthias}}, booktitle = {{Handbook of Qurʾānic Hermeneutics. Volume 4: Qurʾānic Hermeneutics in the 19th and 20th Century}}, editor = {{Tamer, Georges}}, isbn = {{9783110582284}}, pages = {{59--70}}, title = {{{Jamāl ad-Dīn al-Qāsimī}}}, doi = {{10.1515/9783110582284-006}}, year = {{2024}}, } @article{56315, author = {{Kokew, Stephan Matthias}}, journal = {{Cibedo-Beiträge zum Gespräch zwischen Christen und Muslimen}}, pages = {{2--7}}, publisher = {{Aschendorff Verlag}}, title = {{{Facetten von ḏimma. Altbekanntes und Neues}}}, doi = {{10.17438/978-3-402-16303-0}}, volume = {{1}}, year = {{2024}}, } @article{54964, abstract = {{ Although Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ (Q 112) is one of the shortest sūrahs of the Qurʾān, it has led to an extensive commentary on its structure and content in Muslim exe-getical literature and in Western scholarship. This article takes the recent attempt to contextualize the sūrah in Western scholarship as a starting point and proposes new evidence for the nature of the religious milieu that shaped its form and content. It posits several “intertexts” of creedal expressions, which shed light on the discursive nature of the sūrah.}}, author = {{Ghaffar, Zishan}}, journal = {{Journal of the International Qur’anic Studies Association}}, keywords = {{Qurʾān, Christology, Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, Jacob of Serugh, Syriac Christianity, Credo}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{19--45}}, publisher = {{DeGruyter}}, title = {{{The Many Faces of Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ}}}, doi = {{10.1515/jiqsa-2023-0012}}, volume = {{9}}, year = {{2024}}, } @misc{59672, author = {{Abdelrahem, Mohammed}}, title = {{{Gabriel, der Gesandte Gottes – Überlegungen über Surat at-takwīr (Koransure 81)}}}, year = {{2024}}, }